Official UK procurement notice
www.gov.uk/bfpo · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBFPO’s requirement is for the Provision of worldwide inbound and outbound HM Forces Mail Conveyance Services by Air and Surface means to over 95 global destinations via scheduled services, unscheduled services (ad hoc), road trunking, witness loading and EU customs Entry Notification Summary (ENS) Filing.
CPV: Mail delivery services
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1(scheduled) - Worldwide scheduled mail conveyance services.
Worldwide scheduled mail conveyance services.
Lot #2(Ad hoc) - Worldwide scheduled mail conveyance services.
Ad-hoc Worldwide unscheduled mail conveyance services.
Lot #3(Trunking) - UK Trunking services
UK Trunking services
Lot #4(Witness Loading) - Witness Loading
Witness Loading
Lot #5(ENS Filing)
ENS Filing
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 12:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
713518541- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031781- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4e4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published12 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST
- Bids opened17 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Buyer details updated20 Feb 2025, 15:34 GMT
- Deadline moved to 16 Jul 2025, 10:00 BST12 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST+30 days · was 16 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Jun 2025, 10:27 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextTitle · II.1.1 | www.gov.uk/bfpo | Provision of Worldwide Conveyance Services of HM Forces Mail | |
| — | Dateiv.2.2 | 16 Jun 2025 | 16 Jul 2025 | +30 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions of opening of tenders · iv.2.7 | 17 Jun 2025 | 17 Jul 2025 | +30 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of Defence - BFPOReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.